The Christian County Health Department reports 118 new COVID-19 cases in Christian County this week.
A release by the Christian County Health Department can be read below.
As of noon today, Christian County is reporting a total of one-thousand two-hundred eighty-seven (1287) cases of COVID-19 (one-thousand two-hundred twenty-three (1223) confirmed and sixty four (64) probable). Since September 15th, the health department has received an additional one-hundred-eighteen (118) new cases. The health department staff is currently monitoring six hundred and nine (609) active cases. Christian County has a total of four (4) COVID-19 related deaths.
Of the one-thousand two-hundred eighty-seven (1287) total number of cases reported, fifty-six (56) cases were reported between March 17th and June 30, 2020. During the month of July, the health department received two-hundred thirty-eight (238) cases. During the month of August, four-hundred thirty-one (431) additional cases were reported. So far for the month of September, five-hundred sixty-two (562) cases have been reported.
Since March 17th, twenty-seven (27) individuals have been hospitalized. At this time, ten (10) Christian County residents remain hospitalized with none of those individuals currently on a ventilator. Not all of the hospitalized individuals had co-morbidities that contributed to their hospitalization.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will continue to assist the health department in notifying positive cases due to the significant increase in the number of cases that Christian County continues to receive. The Department of Health and Senior Services, the Christian County Health Department and the contact tracer staff are working as quickly as possible to reach out to each positive case and their known contacts; however, with the increased volume of cases that the county is continuing to see, it may be a few days before staff members are able to reach every individual to complete the investigation.
Anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should stay home and seek medical attention.
